A review of no-till systems and soil management for sustainable crop production in the subhumid and semiarid Pampas of Argentina

Díaz‐Zorita, Martín; Duarte, Gabriela; Grove, John H.

doi:10.1016/s0167-1987(01)00274-4

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“…Soil moisture storage was observed to maximum under HS due to mulching effect, interception of rainfall and reduction of runoff caused by loose straw and standing rice stubbles. These results are consistent with those reported by others researchers (Mahboubi et al, 1993;Diaz-Zorita et al, 2002;Bhattacharyya et al, 2008). Minimum soil profile moisture storage was observed under NT where whole of the crop residue was removed after paddy harvesting.…”

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Soil Physical Characteristics and Crop Productivity as Affected by Tillage in Rice-Wheat System

Kahlon¹

2014

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Tillage practices significantly influences soil physical characteristics and crop productivity. The infiltration characteristics, bulk density, porosity, penetration resistance, grain yield of rice and wheat were measured under no-till without residue (NT), roto-tillage (RT), and no-till with residue i.e. happy seeder (HS) in rice-wheat cropping system in sandy loam (SL) and loamy sand (LS) soils. For surface soil layer (0-15 cm) highest soil bulk density (Mg m -3 ) was recorded in HS (1.58) followed by RT (1.56) and NT (1.55) in LS soil. Soil porosity ranged from 40.6 % to 41.2 % under HS and RT, respectively for 0-15 cm depth in SL soil. The PR (K Pa) varied from 2412 (NT) to 2539 (HS) in SL. In LS soil PR (K Pa) varied from 2433 (NT) to 2603 (RT). Final infiltration rate (FIR) varied from 0.1 to 0.3 cm hr -1 under RT and NT in SL soil, while, in LS soil FIR varied from 0.5 to 0.8 cm hr -1 in RT and HS, respectively. Maximum rice grain yield (t ha -1 ) was recorded in RT (8.0) followed by NT (7.5) and HS (7.0) in SL soil. The corresponding rice yield (t ha -1 ) in LS was 6.5, 5.8 and 5.5 in RT, NT and HS, respectively. Wheat straw yield (t ha -1 ) ranged from 4.9 (NT) to 5.9 (HS) in SL soil. The wheat grain yield (t ha -1 ) was observed to be maximum in HS (4.5), followed by RT (4.0) and NT (3.9) in SL soil, while in LS soil the wheat grain yield (t ha -1 ) values were observed to be 2.7, 3.0 and 3.6 in NT, RT and HS, respectively. No significant effect of tillage and residue management practices was observed on grain yield of rice and wheat, however, significant changes were observed on water transmission characteristics and straw yields.

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Soil Physical Characteristics and Crop Productivity as Affected by Tillage in Rice-Wheat System

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2014

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“…These rates are considerably higher than the 10-43 kg ha −1 reported for cereal production in other areas of the world (Lal, 1981;Bauer and Black, 1994;Díaz-Zorita et al, 2002;Pan et al, 2009 should be applied to the soil (most effectively as animal manure) given that 9% of the C input is sequestered (Fig. 4).…”

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Effects of enhancing soil organic carbon sequestration in the topsoil by fertilization on crop productivity and stability: Evidence from long-term experiments with wheat-maize cropping systems in China

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…Rooting is often shallower in no-till (NT) than in conventional tillage (CT) because of favorable soil water conditions (Vyn, 2008). Higher soil water storage is normally observed under NT as compared to CT (Diaz Zorita et al, 2002;He et al, 2006;Bhattacharyya et al, 2008), and higher root length density (RLD) is observed under straw mulch than unmulched plots (Hossain et al, 2008). Mechanical impedance, the resistance offered by the soil matrix against deformation by a growing root, is also a major factor inhibiting root growth (Amato & Ritchie, 2002;Duruoha et al, 2007).…”

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Tillage Effects on Corn Soil-plant-water Continuum in Alfisols of Southern Ohio

Kahlon¹,

Fausey²,

Lal³

2012

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Tillage alters soil physical properties and impacts soil water regime, crop's relative water content (RWC), and root distribution. Thus, a field study was conducted to characterize and correlate root distribution and assess RWC of corn (Zea mays L.) with soil physical properties under two tillage systems i.e. no-till (NT), and conventional tillage (CT). The RWC, determined four times during a course of the day at two growth stages (V8, i.e. 60 days after planting; and R2, i.e. 90 days after planting), was significantly different (P < 0.05) among two tillage treatments. Corn grown under NT had significantly higher RWC than that under CT during both growth stages. At the V8 growth stage, the RWC ranged from 73.2 to 95.4 % under NT compared with 60.9 to 89.6 % under CT. Further, during the afternoon measurements, RWC was 15 % higher under NT than CT. A similar trend was observed during the R2 growth stage but with lesser RWC values probably due to the lower soil water content at that time. Higher root mass density (RMD) i.e. 0.50 Mg m -3 was measured in 0-10 cm depth under NT than under CT (0.34 Mg m -3 ), and the opposite was true for 10-20 cm depth. Due to the presence of a compacted layer (plow pan) in CT, roots were concentrated mostly in 10-20 cm depth. Further, higher RMD was measured along the row than within row.Keywords: relative water content, corn root distribution, soil water content, moisture stress, no till, conventional tillage Abbreviations CT = conventional tillage; NT = no-till; PR = penetration resistance of soil; RMD = root mass density; RWC = relative water content of leaves.

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A review of no-till systems and soil management for sustainable crop production in the subhumid and semiarid Pampas of Argentina

Cited by 215 publications

References 43 publications

Soil Physical Characteristics and Crop Productivity as Affected by Tillage in Rice-Wheat System

Soil Physical Characteristics and Crop Productivity as Affected by Tillage in Rice-Wheat System

Effects of enhancing soil organic carbon sequestration in the topsoil by fertilization on crop productivity and stability: Evidence from long-term experiments with wheat-maize cropping systems in China

Tillage Effects on Corn Soil-plant-water Continuum in Alfisols of Southern Ohio

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